{"data":{"id":"us-mt/40-5-1018","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"40-5-1018","heading":"Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify spousal support order.","body":"(1) A tribunal of this state issuing a spousal support order consistent with the law of this state has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify the spousal support order throughout the existence of the support obligation.\n(2) A tribunal of this state may not modify a spousal support order issued by a tribunal of another state or a foreign country having continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over that order under the law of that state or foreign country.\n(3) A tribunal of this state that has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over a spousal support order may serve as:\n(a) an initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to enforce the spousal support order issued in this state; or\n(b) a responding tribunal to enforce or modify its own spousal support order.","path":["TITLE 40. FAMILY LAW","CHAPTER 5. ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT","Part 10. Uniform Interstate Family Support Act"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0400/chapter_0050/part_0100/section_0180/0400-0050-0100-0180.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:54:57Z","sha256":"8d85ecdecc0cf670f2004366629f6155f70393d20779b42447a5b537ac17f3c0","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/40-5-1017","next":"us-mt/40-5-1019"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}